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* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oOWhL5pHw Guatemala - Two men executed for rape and murder - 1996 ]". [[Associated Press]]. |
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oOWhL5pHw Guatemala - Two men executed for rape and murder - 1996 ]". [[Associated Press]]. |
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* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6aRdj9OcM GUATEMALA: KIDNAPPERS KILLED BY LETHAL INJECTION]". [[Associated Press]]. |
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6aRdj9OcM GUATEMALA: KIDNAPPERS KILLED BY LETHAL INJECTION]". [[Associated Press]]. |
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* [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41189 Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110823092143/http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41189 Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South] |
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* [http://www.handsoffcain.info/bancadati/schedastato.php?idstato=16000067 HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world] |
* [http://www.handsoffcain.info/bancadati/schedastato.php?idstato=16000067 HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world] |
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 November 2016
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Guatemala.
As of June 2016, five executions had been carried out since 1983; all were broadcast live on television. The current President of Guatemala Since 14 January 2016 Jimmy Morales supports the death penalty.
Executions since 1983
| Executed person | Date of execution | Crime | Method | Under President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Castillo | September 13, 1996 | kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl | firing squad | Álvaro Arzú |
| 2 | Roberto Giron | September 13, 1996 | kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl | firing squad | Álvaro Arzú |
| 3 | Manuel Martinez Coronado | February 10, 1998 | slaughtering seven members of a single family | lethal injection | Álvaro Arzú |
| 4 | Amilcar Cetino Perez | June 29, 2000 | kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Isabel de Botra | lethal injection | Alfonso Portillo |
| 5 | Tomas Cerrate Hernandez | June 29, 2000 | kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Isabel de Botra | lethal injection | Alfonso Portillo |
External links
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- Execution chamber in Guatemala
- "The Death Penalty in Guatemala: On the road towards abolition" (Archive). International Federation for Human Rights.
- "Guatamala: [sic] First Ever Execution By Lethal Injection Carried Out - 1998". Associated Press.
- "Guatemala - Man executed by lethal injection". Associated Press.
- "Guatemala - Two men executed for rape and murder - 1996 ". Associated Press.
- "GUATEMALA: KIDNAPPERS KILLED BY LETHAL INJECTION". Associated Press.
- Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South
- HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world
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